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Myelopathy due to scoliosis with vertebral hypertrophy in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome

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We describe a 37-year-old man complaining of right back pain and gait disturbance. He had a big soft tumor on his right back, hemihypertrophy of the right lower extremity, and right thoracic scoliosis. We diagnosed Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome based on the pathological findings of the soft tumor. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed severe spinal stenosis due to a hypertrophic vertebral body and facet joint at T7. Treatment by decompression of hypertrophic bone led to complete neurological recovery. To our knowledge, no case has been reported of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome with myelopathy which originated from thoracic scoliosis with a hypertrophic facet joint and vertebral body. We suggest that the cause of myelopathy in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome originated not only from arteriovenous fistula, medullary angioma, and extradural hemangioma but also vertebral hypertrophy with scoliosis.

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Arai, Y., Takagi, T., Matsuda, T. et al. Myelopathy due to scoliosis with vertebral hypertrophy in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 122, 120–122 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020100334

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